Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images Bow Wow opened up about his past addiction to lean — a combination of codeine and promethazine — during his recent appearance on The Art of Dialogue podcast. He revealed he was heavily using the substance while recording and promoting his joint project with Omarion, 2007’s Face Off. “I was on lean. I was sipping…
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Beyoncé’s no stranger to Billboard lists, yet it’s her first time on the country charts. Just two days after Columbia Nashville announced Bey’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” is being promoted on country radio, the track’s landed at #54 on the Country Airplay chart. The chart displays audience impressions at roughly 150 country…
From some reflective tracks to a guided meditation album, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music. Lola Brooke, “Becky” — The Brooklyn rapper puts on for her borough in the new song “Becky” and its accompanying video, which she directed with STARR MAZi (Lil Baby, A Boogie). She teamed up with hip-hop…
Photo by Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez/picture alliance via Getty Images Spotify has launched a new series intended to celebrate classic albums that have stood the test of time, despite changes in the consumption and release of music. The first iteration of Spotify CLASSICS: Hip-Hop & RNB Albums of the Streaming Era spotlights 30 hip-hop and R&B albums from the streaming era, 2015 to…
Dalvin Adams The New York City premiere of Tyler Perry‘s new movie, Mea Culpa, took place February 15, and the members of Destiny’s Child were in attendance. Kelly Rowland showed up as star and executive producer of the film, while Beyoncé and Michelle Williams appeared for moral support. Dressed in a black-and-white Balmain ensemble with a matching coat and sunglasses, Bey attended the event alongside husband Jay-Z and mother Tina Knowles.…
ABC/Chrys Davis Megan Thee Stallion celebrated her 29th birthday Thursday, February 15, by doing a photo shoot and dropping her new collection with Nike. On her socials, she shared some of the final images, which captured her in a white dress adorned with red feathers, surrounded by red flowers and garland, alongside the caption, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME.”…
Katia Temkin If you team up with Mariah Carey for a remix, you’re not just going to let her sing the same thing as the original song’s lyrics, now, are you? Ariana Grande‘s remix of her #1 hit “yes, and?” with Mariah is out now. In the second verse of the song, Ariana originally sang,…
Republic/UMe James Brown passed away in 2006, but fans are now getting to hear a never-before-heard recording from the Godfather of Soul. The previously unreleased tune, “We Got to Change,” features Brown’s band the J.B.’s, with William “Bootsy” Collins on bass, Phelps “Catfish” Collins on guitar and “Funky Drummer” Clyde Stubblefield. “James Brown always leaned into the social tip,” Bootsy shares of…
On this day in Black history, February 16: — In 1923, Empress of the Blues Bessie Smith recorded her first record, Down Hearted Blues, which sold 800,000 copies for Columbia Records. — In 1951, the city of New York passed an anti-discrimination housing bill, which included protections based on race, creed, color, national origin and gender. — In 1970, Joe Frazier, nicknamed Smokin’…
Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images Usher‘s discography has seen an increase in streams and sales following his performance at Super Bowl 58’s halftime show, Billboard reports. The publication cited initial reports from Luminate, which showed on-demand U.S. streams of his music went up 46% — from 24.6 million between February 9-10 to 35.9 million between February 11-12. His…